How long before I see watermelons?

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noobiegardener Glen Burnie, MD(Zone 7a) Jul 10, 2005

How long will it be before I see watermelons? I planted my plants in May and they seem to be growing all over the place with flowers and all and bees a buzzin' but no melons yet.

Here's a pik of them. Anyone?

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 11, 2005

Male flowers appearst sometimes two week ahead of the females. If you have flowers watermelons should soon appear. If you are watering them, slow down, They don't need a lot of water and it will retard fruiting.

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noobiegardener Glen Burnie, MD(Zone 7a) Jul 11, 2005

Thank you Farmerdill....so how often should I water them?

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 11, 2005

Personally, I almost never add water to watermelon. Yours seem to have been planted in the ground rather than containers, so unless you are in a prolonged drought, let natural rainfall do the watering.

Part of my patch

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Gardengirl1204 Richmond, VA(Zone 7a) Jul 11, 2005

WOW!!! I'm jealous of the space and the melons!

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TamaraFaye Fritch, TX(Zone 6b) Jul 24, 2005

ooops, what happens if i overwater now & then?

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